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Verse 1

Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, 'Did God really say, you shall not eat from any tree in the garden?'

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Verse 2

The woman said to the serpent, 'We may eat the fruit of the trees in the garden.'

And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

Verse 3

'But of the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God said, 'You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.''

But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

Verse 4

But the serpent said to the woman, 'You will surely not die.'

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

Verse 5

'For God knows that on the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.'

For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

Verse 6

So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate.

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

Verse 7

Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized that they were naked. So they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

Verse 8

They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden during the breeze of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.

Verse 9

But the LORD God called out to the man and said to him, 'Where are you?'

And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

Verse 10

He said, 'I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid myself.'

And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

Verse 11

He said, 'Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?'

And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

Verse 12

The man said, 'The woman you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.'

And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

Verse 13

Then the LORD God said to the woman, 'What is this you have done?' The woman said, 'The serpent deceived me, and I ate.'

And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

Verse 14

So the LORD God said to the serpent, 'Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals. You will crawl on your belly and eat dust all the days of your life.'

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Verse 15

'And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.'

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Verse 16

To the woman He said, 'I will greatly increase your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.'

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

Verse 17

To Adam He said, 'Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, "You must not eat from it," cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.'

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

Verse 18

It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.

Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

Verse 19

By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread until you return to the ground, because from it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you will return.

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

Verse 20

Adam named his wife Eve because she would become the mother of all the living.

And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

Verse 21

The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.

Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

Verse 22

Then the LORD God said, 'Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever—'

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Verse 23

So the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.

Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

Verse 24

He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden He placed cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life.

So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

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